Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, on Sunday that Tehran was not responsible for drone incursions into Azerbaijan, but pledged to investigate the incident, Aliyev's office said.
"Noting that the incident involving (an) airstrike on Nakhchivan had no connection with Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised that the incident would be investigated," the statement said.
Azerbaijani authorities said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave last Thursday.
Aliyev on Friday condemned an Iranian drone strike on the country’s exclave of Nakhchivan, calling it a “terrorist act” and warning that Azerbaijan would respond.
On Thursday, at around 11 a.m. local time, two drones coming from the direction of Iran struck the Azerbaijani exclave. One hit the terminal of Nakhchivan International Airport. The second crashed near a school in the village of Shakarabad. Two civilians were wounded, and children were evacuated from nearby schools.
Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot to attack Israeli embassy in Baku, local Jewish community
The Azerbaijani Security Service thwarted an Iranian plot to attack the Israeli embassy in Baku and other Jewish targets in the country on Friday, media in Azerbaijan reported.
The plot was reportedly conducted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) with the aim of creating panic and reputational damage to the country.
According to Azerbaijani media, the Iranian plot sought to attack the Baku-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline, the Israeli Embassy, a leader of the Mountain Jewish community, and a local synagogue.